Two people
have been killed in an accident at Global paints junction in Kireka along Kampala-Jinja
Highway. The Kampala Metropolitan Police
Spokesperson, Patrick Onyango, says the two were riding on a motorcycle
registration UEF 765F when they were crushed by an Isuzu truck registration
number UAY 545F.
Footage from the police security cameras shows that both the
truck and motorcycle were heading to Kampala from the direction of Mukono. According
to Police, the motorcyclists knocked a woman and fell in the middle of the road
together with his passenger after losing control.
Police says the two were then crashed by the speeding Isuzu truck
killing them on the spot. The dead have been identified as Musa Julius, a
motorcyclist and resident of Bweyogerere in Kireku and his passenger only
identified as Akanunaho.
“The woman survived the accident and left the scene
unidentified and also the truck driver took off after the crash, the bodies
have been conveyed to the city mortuary Mulago for a postmortem as
investigations continue,'' said Onyango.
He has appealed to
motorists to avoid speeding.
//Cue; “We appeal
Cue… only them,.”//
At least 3,880 people died in road accidents in 2019 while 9,635 survived with
serious injuries. Another 1,175 got minor injuries, according to Traffic police
records. The Traffic Police Director, Commissioner of Police–CP Bazir
Mugisha cited reckless driving, over speeding, drunk driving or vehicles
in dangerous mechanical condition as the major causes of accidents on Uganda’s
roads.
Kamali. M James
Freelancer